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Top Dawg Entertainment talent Ray Vaughn is not new to the scene. The Long Beach-based rapper has been long tapped in ever since signing to the record label in 2020, having teamed up with TDE heavyweights Isaiah Rashad and Ab-Soul on their own individual projects; now, Vaughn is ready to introduce himself as a solo artist with his first-ever solo longform project, which lands as a commendable, captivating and chillingly reflective mixtape dubbed The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu. Rashad and Vaughn run it back on "EAST CHAT" with Jay Rock showing out on another high point of the project, "KLOWN dance," but the 11-track project proves Vaughn can run the show on his own.He sets the tone on "FLOCKER's remorse," reflecting on the realities of the come-up to fame, closing out with the line: "The ...

As Hurry Up Tomorrow's release date approaches, The Weeknd has revealed more new footage from the film in another striking visual lifted from the film's companion Hurry Up Tomorrow album.After dropping off the visuals for "Drive" just last week, he's now revealed the visualizer for "I Can't Wait To Get There," which seems to resemble the film's opening or closing credits.The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow co-star Jenna Ortega opens the video, staring out the window ominously. As the beginning beat drops, she's in a car, driving down the highway as the film's credits vertically roll over the screen in bright red font.The first half of the video is just Ortega cruising in the car, switching to footage of The Weeknd readying to go on-stage and perform as he croons "And they try to f*ckin' kill me...

The merging of hip-hop and electronic styles has seemingly been captivating as of late, with Danny Brown recently popping out at A.G. Cook's Coachella set, Kid Cudi and Dom Dolla delivering on an unexpected debut collaboration "Forever" and Aminé sampling UK garage/electronic project The Streets on his latest single. Continuing on the trend, Flume and JPEGMAFIA have reconnected on an unexpected second collaborative cut entitled "Track 1" –which arrives alongside a seven-minute animated video.Created by James Blagden, the "Track 1" video brings to life the studio session that catalyzed "Track 1" – which also marks Flume’s first release since 2023. The longtime friends and collaborators (whose previous credits include Flume's "How to Build a Relationship" and JPEG's "New Black History") laid...